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Email Marketing:
Tips & How To’s

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Welcome email with the title ‘Get 10% off your next order’, an image of a breakfast dish and an ‘order online’ button.
Get Started

Get Started

Create the foundation for your email marketing practice by following these suggestions.

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Grow your mailing list

Add a form to your site to collect the info of interested customers, and offer a one-time discount to drive signups.

Draft a welcome email

Set customer expectations—let them know how often you’ll write and the kinds of emails you’ll be sending.

Make a promotion plan

Use the email marketing calendar in your dashboard for campaign suggestions and plan ahead to stay organized. 

What to Send

What to Send

Mix it up to keep your content fresh and your customers engaged.

Newsletters

Keep customers in the know about new menu items, seasonal drinks, upcoming events, and more.

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Promotions

Offer exclusive discounts to reward your customers and encourage them to keep coming back.

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Feedback requests

Ask for customer reviews to boost your star ratings and help attract new customers to your restaurant.

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Testimonials
"We ran an email campaign offering a free bottle of sake with a $50 purchase. We had a 70% open rate and got 175 orders."

Eugenia Enamorado,

Wix Restaurants user

Maximize performance

Get the most out of your email marketing with these expert-level content tips.

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Include a clear CTA

Calls to action should link to a page that’s relevant to the email. Promoting a new menu item? Link to the ordering page.

Test subject lines

They should be short, specific, and actionable—try different styles to see which ones get the best results.

Keep your list current

Remove inactive or bounced contacts from your list on a regular basis to ensure your analytics are accurate.

Maximize Performance

Get all the email templates you need

Wix has restaurant-specific templates for any event, occasion, or season—with new ones being added all the time.

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